HP OmniBook explained

OmniBook
Type:Laptop
Releasedate:1993 (original);2024 (revival)
Discontinued:2002 (original)
Predecessor:1993 (original):HP Vectra LS2024 (revival):

OmniBook is a line of laptops originally made by Hewlett-Packard and currently sold by HP Inc., the 2015 successor to the original Hewlett-Packard.

The original OmniBook line was introduced in 1993 as a line of business-oriented laptops and subnotebooks. It was discontinued in 2002 following the acquisition of Compaq by Hewlett-Packard, with the Compaq Presario, HP Compaq, and HP Pavilion laptops succeeding the OmniBook line.

After 22 years of absence, the OmniBook line was revived as part of HP's rebranding of its PC product lines. The new "Omni" brand would be used for all consumer PCs (aside from Omen), with OmniBook for laptops, OmniDesk for desktop computers, and OmniStudio for all-in-one PCs. This new branding would replace the long-running Pavilion brand in use since 1995, among other brands.[1] [2]

The new OmniBook line introduced since 2024 now targets the consumer market rather than the business market as was the case for the original OmniBook line from 1993–2002.

Models

Comparison table

Model
name		ProcessorClock speed
(MHz)		 memoryLCD technologyLCD size and resolutionRelease date
300 20 10 MB Monochrome STN (reflective) [3] [4]
425 25 10 MB Monochrome STN (reflective) [5] [6]
430 25 10 MB Monochrome STN (reflective) [7] [8]
530 33 12 MB Monochrome STN (reflective) [9] [10]
600C 75 16 MB [11] [12]
4000 50 32 MB [13] [14]
600CT 75 16 MB [15]
5500CT 100 or 120 64 MB [16]
5500CS 120 or 133 64 MB
800CT 133 48 MB [17] [18]
800CS 100 48 MB
5000CT 133 48 MB
5700 150 or 166 160 MB [19]
2000CT 133 64 MB [20]
2000CS 150 64 MB [21]
3000 233 or 266 144 MB [22] [23] [24]
2100 200 or 233 160 MB [25] [26]
3100 266 160 MB
4100 233 or 266 160 MB [27]
7100 266 288 MB [28] [29]
Sojourn 233 64 MB [30] [31] [32]
7150 300 320 MB [33]
300 256 MB [34]
900 160 MB [35] [36]
900B 192 MB
XE 256 MB [37] [38]
XE2 256 MB [39]
6000 128 MB [40]
XE3 1 GB [41] [42]
500 512 MB [43] [44]
6100 1133 512 MB [45]
xt6200 1700 1 GB [46]
vt6200 1700 1 GB
X 3400 (12 cores) 32 GB Color OLED (touchscreen) 14, 2.2K (2240 × 1400 pixels) [47]

Notable models

OmniBook 300

The HP OmniBook 300 (OB300) is a subnotebook released as one of the first models in the OmniBook line in 1993. It weighed only 2.9 pounds and measured 1.4 × 6.4 × 11.1 inches. It is powered by an AMD 386SX-LV processor, featured a full-size keyboard, a pop-up computer mouse (This same pop-up mouse would later be used in the OmniBook 800CT; see the image above), and a 9-inch VGA screen.[48] [49] [50] It had two PCMCIA slots for additional memory, modem, network cards or other peripherals. It was sold in three storage configurations: no mass storage (F1030A at), 10 MB flash memory disk (F1031A at), or 40 MB hard drive (F1032A at). Compared to the hard drive, the flash memory disk reduced the weight and storage capacity of the notebook with increased battery life. One of its outstanding features was a technology known as "Instant On".

The OmniBook 300 came with slimmed-down copies of MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1. Due to storage limitations, the OmniBook 300 included both Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word pre-installed in ROM, a practice that was and still remains unusual to this day.[51] The "International English" version of the OmniBook 300 used code page 850 (rather than the more common code page 437) as hardware code page.

See also

External links

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Others

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cranz . Alex . May 20, 2024 . HP is simplifying its laptop lineup and embracing the AI PC . May 20, 2024 . The Verge . en.
  2. Web site: Harding . Scharon . May 20, 2024 . HP resurrects ’90s OmniBook branding, kills Spectre, Dragonfly . May 20, 2024 . Ars Technica . en-us.
  3. Lee . Yvonne L. . June 7, 1993 . OmniBook speeds start-up, shutdown . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 15 . 23 . 29 . Google Books.
  4. Angus . Earl . December 20, 1993 . Hewlett-Packard OmniBook 300 . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 15 . 51 . 69 . Google Books.
  5. Polilli . Steve . November 8, 1993 . HP touts infrared spec, unveils 486 OmniBook . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 15 . 45 . 6 . Google Books.
  6. Bertolucci . Jeff . January 1994 . OmniBook Gets 486 . PC World . IDG Publications . 12 . 1 . 80 . the Internet Archive.
  7. Lee . Yvonne L. . February 14, 1994 . HP will offer OmniBook sans ROM versions of Word, Excel . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 16 . 7 . 14 . Google Books.
  8. Staff writer . April 1994 . More for Less, and Less for More . PC World . IDG Publications . 12 . 4 . 72 . the Internet Archive.
  9. Lee . Yvonne L. . June 13, 1994 . HP releases enhanced OmniBook 350 . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 16 . 24 . 40 . Google Books.
  10. Bass . Steve . September 1994 . Top Picks for the Home Office . PC World . IDG Publications . 12 . 9 . 239–240 . the Internet Archive.
  11. Zimmerman . Michael R. . November 21, 1994 . HP Adds Color, Full-sized Units to OmniBook Line . PC Week . Ziff-Davis . 11 . 46 . 53 et seq. . Gale.
  12. Caton . Michael . November 14, 1994 . OmniBook Elevates Subnotebook Class . PC Week . Ziff-Davis . 11 . 45 . 21 et seq. . Gale.
  13. Francis . Bob . November 14, 1994 . High-end HP OmniBook notebook debuts . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 16 . 46 . 47 . Google Books.
  14. Book: 1998 . PC Portátil HP OmniBook 3100 Venta en 1 Minuto . HP OmniBook 2100 Laptop PC Sale in 1 Minute . Hewlett-Packard . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20040212183622/http://www.hp.com:80/latinamerica/assets/pdf/3100sp.pdf . February 12, 2004.
  15. Lee . Yvonne L. . Bob Francis . July 17, 1995 . NEC and HP add expansion options, memory . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 17 . 29 . 16 . Google Books.
  16. May 27, 1996 . New notebooks: HP expands new OmniBook 5500 notebook PC line . EDGE . EDGE Publishing . 7 . 19 . Gale.
  17. April . Carolyn A. . September 16, 1996 . OmniBooks pack power lightly . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 18 . 38 . 33 . Google Books.
  18. Letson . Russell . April 1997 . Lightweight, heavy power . Home Office Computing . Line56 . 15 . 4 . 30 et seq. . Gale.
  19. Briody . Dan . April 21, 1997 . HP shifts mobile focus to manageability . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 19 . 16 . 31 . Gale.
  20. Briody . Dan . June 2, 1997 . Dell, HP aim notebook lines at the desktop . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 19 . 22 . 19 . Google Books.
  21. Staff writer . October 27, 1997 . New notebook: HP to extend value OmniBook Notebook PC line . EDGE . EDGE Publishing . 8 . 11 . Gale.
  22. Girard . Kim . November 3, 1997 . Dell, HP target corporate users with thinner, lighter laptops . Computerworld . IDG Publications . 31 . 44 . 17 . Gale.
  23. Briody . Dan . January 19, 1998 . HP notebooks make corporate bid . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 20 . 3 . 31 . Gale.
  24. Book: 1998 . HP OmniBook 3000 Reference Guide . Hewlett-Packard . 9-3–9-4 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070228121337/http://h20000.www2.hp.com:80/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/bpi02517/bpi02517.pdf#page=117 . February 28, 2007.
  25. Briody . Dan . April 27, 1998 . HP's notebooks, PCs focus on manageability . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 20 . 17 . 3 . Google Books.
  26. Book: 1998 . PC Portátil HP OmniBook 2100 Venta en 1 Minuto . HP OmniBook 2100 Laptop PC Sale in 1 Minute . Hewlett-Packard . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20040212173208/http://www.hp.com:80/latinamerica/assets/pdf/2100sp.pdf . February 12, 2004.
  27. Book: 1998 . HP OmniBook 4100/4150 Reference Guide . Hewlett-Packard . 8-3–8-4 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060528022217/http://h20000.www2.hp.com:80/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/bpi03279/bpi03279.pdf#page=115 . May 28, 2006.
  28. Spooner . John G. . February 2, 1998 . OmniBook Refresher . PC Week . Ziff-Davis . 15 . 5 . 10 . Gale.
  29. Book: 1998 . HP OmniBook 7100/7150 Reference Guide . Hewlett-Packard . 8-3–8-4 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030328162219/http://www.hp.com:80/cposupport/manual_set/bpi03278.pdf#page=117 . March 28, 2003.
  30. Kvitka . Andre . March 30, 1998 . HP's Sojourn reaffirms 'thin is in' . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 20 . 13 . 1, 99 . Gale.
  31. Staff writer . November 23, 1998 . Sojourn ends its travels . PC Week . Ziff-Davis . 6 . Gale.
  32. Book: 1998 . HP OmniBook Sojourn Troubleshooting Guide . Hewlett-Packard . 1-3 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081207100944/https://www.elhvb.com/mobokive/edwin/laptops/HP/OmniBook/service/OBSJ_tg.pdf . December 7, 2008.
  33. Staff writer . September 9, 1998 . Raft of 300 MHz PII Notebooks Hits Market . Newsbytes . The Washington Post Company . NEW09090036 . Gale.
  34. Caton . Michael . November 2, 1998 . ...But Latest OmniBook Doesn't Stand Out . PC Week . Ziff-Davis . 60 . Gale.
  35. Staff writer . January 18, 1999 . Pipeline . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 21 . 3 . 29 . Google Books.
  36. Book: 1999 . HP OmniBook 900 Reference Guide . Hewlett-Packard . 128–129 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160614063025/http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/bpi03933#page=128 . June 14, 2016.
  37. Staff writer . February 1, 1999 . Pipeline . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 21 . 5 . 25 . Google Books.
  38. Book: 1999 . Tips for Using the OmniBook XE and XE2 . Hewlett-Packard . 43–46 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160322031103/http://h10032.www1.hp.com:80/ctg/Manual/bpi03591#page=43 . March 22, 2016.
  39. Schwartz . Ephraim . May 3, 1999 . Customers clamor for mobile diversity . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 21 . 18 . 16 . Gale.
  40. May 1, 2000 . HP Increases Computing Mobility, Unveils High-Performance HP OmniBook 6000 Notebook PC, Security and Wireless Initiatives . EDGE . EDGE Publishing . 1 . Gale.
  41. Thomas . Daniel . September 21, 2000 . HP to offer wireless LAN on notebooks . Computer Weekly . TechTarget . 60 . Gale.
  42. Book: 2000 . HP OmniBook XE3 Notebook PC . Hewlett-Packard . https://web.archive.org/web/20030630171357/http://h21001.www2.hp.com:80/BCO/SG_EN/pdf/5980-7782eep.pdf . June 30, 2003.
  43. Popovich . Ken . November 13, 2000 . Hardware takes the stage . eWeek . QuinStreet . 20 . Gale.
  44. Book: January 2002 . HP OmniBook 500 Notebook PC . Hewlett-Packard . https://web.archive.org/web/20030701005354/http://h21001.www2.hp.com:80/BCO/PH_EN/pdf/5980-6221eep.pdf . July 1, 2003.
  45. Neel . Dan . August 6, 2001 . Laptops sport new Intel chip . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 23 . 32 . 20 . Gale.
  46. Shaw . Keith . March 11, 2002 . The arrival of Penium 4 notebooks . Network World . IDG Publications . 56 . Gale.
  47. Web site: Low . Cherlynn . May 20, 2024 . HP Omnibook X hands-on: Vintage branding in the new era of AI . Engadget . Yahoo! Inc. . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520185341/https://www.engadget.com/hp-omnibook-x-hands-on-vintage-branding-in-the-new-era-of-ai-180038627.html . May 20, 2024.
  48. Web site: HP Virtual Museum: Hewlett-Packard OmniBook 300, 1993. February 20, 2012. Hewlett-Packard.
  49. Web site: The OmniBook 600: Cute but Quirky. February 20, 2012. Cs.hmc.edu.
  50. Hardware. The HP Palmtop Paper. Thaddeus Computing. February 20, 2012.
  51. Web site: HP Computer Museum. February 20, 2012. Hpmuseum.net.

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